Lake County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lake County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
18.5%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-9.9 pp
% change
-53.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -2.0 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.4% | — |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -3.2 pp (-23.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.6 pp (-15.7%) |